Tag: Jane Powell

• RIP JANE POWELL

  1929-2021 Jane Powell was born in Portland, Oregon, as Suzanne Lorraine Burce.  Through the 1940s and 1950s, she had a successful career in movie musicals. However, in 1957, her career in films ended, as she had outgrown her innocent girl-next-door image. She has made brief returns to acting in front of the camera – on…

  Michael T. Mooney

  September 17, 2021

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  Ed Sullivan, Hollywood, Jane Powell, Lucille Ball, MGM, Royal Wedding, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, tv

• TOAST OF THE TOWN

  “MGM’s 30th Anniversary Tribute” (S7;E23) ~ February 14, 1954 Directed by Robert Bleyer and John Moffitt Ed Sullivan (Host) was a preeminent television variety show host who is best remembered for hosting his own show, at first titled “Toast of the Town” but later simply known as “The Ed Sullivan Show,” which became a staple…

  Michael T. Mooney

  October 23, 2018

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  1954, 30th Anniversary, Ann Blyth, Ann Miller, CBS, Cyd Charisse, Debbie Reynolds, Desi Arnaz, Dore Schary, Ed Sullivan, Edmond Purdom, Esther Williams, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Julia Meade, Lana Turner, Lionel Barrymore, Lucille Ball, MGM, Television City, The Ed Sullivan Show, Toast of the Town, tv, Van Johnson, Walter Pigeon